Many common drugs used in the home infusion setting warrant mitigating strategies for safe handling to protect nurses as well as patients and family members, cautioned Patricia Kienle, RPh, MPA, BCSCP, the director of accreditation and medication safety at Cardinal Health.
These drugs are included in Table 1 of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH’s) 2020 draft hazardous drug (HD) list, Ms. Kienle said in a